Sept. 25: Icewind Dale II Review at Gamers Depot

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By IGN Staff

Yesterday, a very enthusiastic review of Icewind Dale II popped up at Gamers Depot. This snippet points out the value of learning how to use your characters tactically:

There¿s more to combat then having your party run up to an enemy, beat it to a bloody pulp, take its loot, and laugh at how pathetic its existence was. In some cases, yes, that tactic may come in handy at tough times, but deep planning will also be required in a successful battle and having a party in a strategic position is better then having them grouped together. You can individually control each of your characters and move them anywhere in the map. Although it is a little tricky to do individual character movements, it would give you an advantage if you can figure out how to do things like flank a group of enemies or drag out a single enemy at a time into your perfected trap, and giving out a lot of damage while taking very little. Getting things set up is fairly difficult because of you have a you can¿t really do skills as a group but with enough practice and getting used to things will come to you with ease. And if all fails, use that pause button to change your plans when you find yourself in trouble.

Icewind Dale receives a score of 5 drips out of 6, or a "Cup of Drool Award". Black Isle used the BioWare Infinity Engine as a base for the game, although it has now been modified to use Third Edition D&D rules. - Pipeline